John Ford
Born	John Martin Feeney February 1, 1894(1894-02-01) Cape Elizabeth, Maine, U.S.
Died	August 31, 1973 (aged 79)[1] Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Mary Ford (1920-1973)

John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973)^[1] was an Academy Award-winning American film director of Irish heritage famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach and The Searchers and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cape Elizabeth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the state's The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley, approximately east of Palm Springs. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. Stagecoach is a Western film directed by John Ford, starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne in his breakthrough role The Searchers is a 1956 Epic Western film directed by John Ford, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May, which tells the story The Grapes of Wrath ( 1940) is a American Drama film directed by John Ford. His four Best Director Academy Awards (1935, 1940, 1941, 1952) is a record still unmatched, although only one of those films, How Green Was My Valley, won Best Picture. The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. How Green Was My Valley is a 1941 American Drama film directed by John Ford.

His style of film-making has been tremendously influential, leading colleagues such as Ingmar Bergman and Orson Welles to name him as one of the greatest directors of all time. Ernst Ingmar Bergman ( pronounced) (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007 was a nine-time Academy Award -nominated Swedish film, stage George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television In particular, Ford is a pioneer of location shooting and the extreme long shot which frames his characters against a vast, harsh and rugged natural terrain. Location shooting is the practice of Filming in an actual setting rather than on a Sound stage or back lot. Ford has further influenced directors as diverse as Akira Kurosawa, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Sam Peckinpah, Peter Bogdanovich, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Wim Wenders, Judd Apatow, David Lean, Orson Welles, Ingmar Bergman, François Truffaut, and Jean-Luc Godard. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter David Samuel "Sam" Peckinpah (February 21 1925 &ndash December 28 1984 was an American Film director who achieved iconic status following the release Peter Bogdanovich ( Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Богдановић Latin: Petar Bogdanović (born July 30, 1939, is an American Sergio Leone ( January 3, 1929 &ndash April 30, 1989) was an Italian Film director. Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim" Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German Film director, Playwright, Author, Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American Film producer, director, and Screenwriter. Sir David Lean KBE ( 25 March, 1908 &ndash 16 April, 1991) was an English Film director and producer George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Ernst Ingmar Bergman ( pronounced) (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007 was a nine-time Academy Award -nominated Swedish film, stage François Roland Truffaut ( February 6 1932 – October 21 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking Jean-Luc Godard (French ʒɑ̃lyk gɔˈdaʀ (born on December 3 1930 is a French and Swiss Filmmaker and one of the founding members of the Nouvelle Vague

From Feeney to Ford

He was born John Martin "Jack" Feeney (though he later often gave his given names as Sean Aloysius, sometimes with surname O'Feeny or O'Fearna; a Gaelic equivalent of Feeney) in Cape Elizabeth, Maine to John Augustine Feeney and Barbara "Abbey" Curran, on February 1, 1894 (though he occasionally said 1895 and that date is erroneously on his tombstone). Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Cape Elizabeth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the state's ^[1] His father, John Augustine, was born in Spiddal,^[2] County Galway, Ireland in 1854. Spiddal, (official name An Spidéal) is a village on the shore of Galway Bay in County Galway in Ireland. County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe is located on the West Coast of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world ^[1] Barbara Curran had been born in the Aran Islands, in the town of Kilronan on the island of Inishmore (Inis Mór). The Aran Islands ( Irish: Oileáin Árann, Aran Islands Dialect: ˈɑːrənʲ ˈhɑːrənʲəxə are a group of three Islands located Kilronan ( is the principal town on the island of Inis Mór in the Aran Islands off the west cost of Ireland. Inishmore ( Árainn ( Mhór) / Inis Mór) is the largest of the Aran Islands in Galway Bay in Ireland and has an area ^[1]

John A. Feeney's grandmother, Barbara Morris, was said to be a member of a local (impoverished) gentry family, the Morrises of Spiddal, headed at present by Lord Killanin. Baron Killanin, of Galway in the County of Galway is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

John Augustine and Barbara Curran arrived in Boston and Portland respectively within a few days of each other in May and June 1872. Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. They were married in 1875, and became American citizens five years later on September 11, 1880. ^[1] They had eleven children: Mamie (Mary Agnes), born 1876; Delia (Edith), 1878-1881; Patrick; Francis Ford, 1881-1953; Bridget, 1883-1884; Barbara, born and died 1888; Edward, born 1889; Josephine, born 1891; Hannah (Joanna), born and died 1892; John Martin, 1894-1973; and Daniel, born and died 1896 (or 1898). Sir Patrick Johnstone Ford 1st Baronet ( 5 March 1880 &ndash 28 September 1945) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician Francis Ford ( August 14, 1881 &ndash September 5, 1953) a prolific Film Actor, Writer, and director ^[1] John Augustine lived in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood of Portland, Maine with his family, and would try farming, fishing, work for the gas company, run a saloon, and be an alderman. Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. ^[1]

Feeney attended Portland High School in Portland, where the auditorium is named after him. Portland High School is a public High school in Portland Maine ( Cumberland County) which educates grades 9&ndash12

Many of his films contain direct and indirect references to his Irish and Gaelic heritage. His family referred to him as Seán and Jack.

Feeney began acting in 1914, taking "Jack Ford" as a stage name. In addition to credited roles, he appeared uncredited as a Klansman in D.W. Griffith's 1915 classic, The Birth of a Nation, as the man who lifts up one side of his hood so he can see clearly. Ku Klux Klan ( KKK) is the name of several past and present secret domestic terrorist organizations in the United States, generally in the southern states that are David Llewelyn Wark "D W" Griffith (January 22 1875 &ndash July 23 1948 was a premier pioneering Academy Award -winning American Film director. The year 1915 in film involved some significant events Events June 18: The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA was formed by The Birth of a Nation (also known as The Clansman) a Silent film directed by D

He married Mary McBryde Smith, on July 3, 1920 (two children). Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Ford never divorced his wife, but had a five-year affair with Katharine Hepburn after they met during the filming of Mary of Scotland (1936). Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage The longer revised version of Directed by John Ford shown on Turner Classic Movies in November, 2006 features directors Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, and Martin Scorsese, who suggest that the string of classic films Ford directed 1936-1941 was due in part to his affair with Hepburn. Turner Classic Movies ( TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial -free classic movies mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker.

Director

The Searchers (1956)

In 1921, Ford turned to directing, beginning as an assistant to Lois Weber. The Searchers is a 1956 Epic Western film directed by John Ford, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May, which tells the story Lois Weber ( June 13 1881 - November 13 1939) was an American Silent film Actor, producer and director During the 1920s, he served as president of the Motion Picture Directors Association, a forerunner to today's Directors Guild of America. The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA was an American non-profit fraternal organization formed by twenty-six Film directors on June 18, 1915 Directors Guild of America ( DGA) is the labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States

Over 35 years John Wayne appeared in 24 of Ford's films (and 3 TV episodes), including Stagecoach (1939), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), The Quiet Man (1952), The Searchers (1956), The Wings of Eagles (1957), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Stagecoach is a Western film directed by John Ford, starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne in his breakthrough role She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is a 1949 western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. The Quiet Man is a American film starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, and Barry Fitzgerald, and directed The Searchers is a 1956 Epic Western film directed by John Ford, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May, which tells the story The Wings of Eagles is a 1957 film about Frank "''Spig''" Wead and US Naval Aviation from its inception through World War II The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a classic Western movie made in 1962, directed by John Ford and starring James Stewart,

Ford's favorite location for his films was in southern Utah's Monument Valley. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. Monument Valley is located on the southern border of Utah with northern Arizona (around) Ford defined images of the American West with some of the most beautiful and powerful cinematography ever shot, in such films as Stagecoach, The Searchers, Fort Apache, and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, while the influence on the films of classic Western artists such as Frederic Remington and others has been examined. The Searchers is a 1956 Epic Western film directed by John Ford, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May, which tells the story Fort Apache is a 1948 western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Henry Fonda. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is a 1949 western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. Frederic Sackrider Remington ( October 4, 1861 - December 26, 1909) was an American painter, Illustrator, ^[3] Ford's evocative use of the territory for his Westerns has defined the images of the American West so powerfully that Orson Welles once said that other film-makers refused to shoot in the region out of fears of plagiarism. George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television ^[4]

He tended only to shoot the footage he needed and in the right sequence, minimizing the job of his film editors. ^[5] In the opinion of Joseph McBride ^[6], his technique of cutting on camera also enabled him to assert creative control in a period where directors had little say on the editing of their films, because, as Ford noted:

"I don’t give ‘em a lot of film to play with. In fact, Eastman used to complain that I exposed so little film. I do cut in the camera. Otherwise, if you give them a lot of film ‘the committee’ takes over. They start juggling scenes around and taking out this and putting in that. They can’t do it with my pictures. I cut in the camera and that’s it. There’s not a lot of film left on the floor when I’m finished. "^[7]

His good friend Merian C. Cooper, the director of King Kong (1933), produced several of Ford's most admired films. Merian Caldwell Cooper ( October 24, 1893, Jacksonville Florida, USA &mdash April 21, 1973, San Diego California King Kong is a landmark Black-and-white Adventure film about a gigantic Gorilla named " Kong " and how he is captured from

Ford was also infamous for being extremely difficult with his actors on set, frequently mocking, yelling, and bullying them. He referred to John Wayne as a "big idiot" and even punched an unsuspecting Henry Fonda. Henry Jaynes Fonda ( May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American Academy Award -winning Film and Henry Brandon (probably best known as Chief Scar from The Searchers) once referred to Ford as: "The only man who could make John Wayne cry. Henry Brandon may refer to Henry Brandon 1st Earl of Lincoln (1516&ndash1534 Henry Brandon 2nd Duke of Suffolk (1535&ndash1551 "

However many actors who worked with Ford acknowledged that Ford's often difficult and demanding personality brought out the best in them. John Wayne remarked that "Nobody could handle actors and crew like Jack. ”^[8] And Harry "Dobe" Carey Jr. stated that "“He had a quality that made everyone almost kill themselves to please him. Upon arriving on the set, you would feel right away that something special was going to happen. You would feel spiritually awakened all of a sudden. ” ^[9]

Navy career and subsequent work

During World War II Commander John Ford, USNR, served in the United States Navy and made documentaries for the Navy Department. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He won two more Academy Awards during this time, one for the semi-documentary The Battle of Midway (1942), and a second for the propaganda film December 7 (1943). Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people ^[10][11][12]

Ford was present on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Omaha Beach was the Code name for one of the principal landing points of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings D-Day may also refer to Decimal Day in the United Kingdom. D-Day is a term often used in Military parlance to denote As head of the photographic unit for the Office of Strategic Services, he crossed the English Channel on the USS Plunkett (DD-431), anchored off Omaha Beach at 0600. The Office of Strategic Services ( OSS) was a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II. Nan Yang (DD-17 Renamed Nan Yang (DD-17, she served in the Republic of China Navy until 1975 when she was stricken He observed the first wave land on the beach from the ship, landing on the beach himself later with a team of US Coast Guard cameramen who filmed the battle from behind the beach obstacles, with Ford directing operations. The film was edited in London, but very little was released to the public. Ford explained in a 1964 interview that the US Government was "afraid to show so many American casualties on the screen", adding that all of the D-Day film "still exists in color in storage in Anacostia near Washington, D. C. "^[13]. Thirty years later, historian Stephen E. Ambrose reported that the Eisenhower Center had been unable to find the film. Stephen Edward Ambrose ( January 10, 1936 – October 13, 2002) was an American Historian and Biographer of U The Eisenhower Presidential Center, officially known as the Dwight D ^[14] After the war, Ford became a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy Reserve. Rear admiral is a Naval Commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain, and below that of a Vice Admiral. The United States Navy Reserve, until 2005 known as the United States Naval Reserve, is the reserve component of the United States Navy.

In 1955, Ford was tapped to direct the classic Navy comedy Mister Roberts, starring Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon, William Powell, and James Cagney. Henry Jaynes Fonda ( May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American Academy Award -winning Film and John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles William Horatio Powell ( July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was a three-time Academy Award -nominated American actor noted James Francis Cagney Jr ( July 17, 1899 &ndash March 30, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Film However, Mervyn LeRoy replaced Ford during filming when he suffered a ruptured gallbladder. Mervyn LeRoy ( October 15, 1900 - September 13, 1987) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director The gallbladder (or cholecyst sometimes gall bladder is a small organ whose function in the body is to store Bile and aid in the digestive process

Ford cast Ward Bond as John Dodge, a character based on Ford himself, in the 1957 movie The Wings of Eagles, again starring his good friends John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. Ward Edwin Bond ( April 9 1903 – November 5 1960) was an American film Actor whose rugged appearance and easygoing charm The Wings of Eagles is a 1957 film about Frank "''Spig''" Wead and US Naval Aviation from its inception through World War II John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Maureen O'Hara (born Maureen FitzSimons on 17 August 1920 in Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish film actress

Ford used many of the same actors repeatedly in his films, far more so than many directors. John Wayne, Ben Johnson, Chill Wills, Ward Bond, Grant Withers, Harry Carey, Jr., Ken Curtis, Victor McLaglen, Woody Strode, Francis Ford (Ford's older brother), Hank Worden, John Qualen, Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Shields, John Carradine, and Carleton Young were among this group, informally known as the John Ford Stock Company. John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Ben "Son" Johnson Jr ( June 13 1918 – April 8 1996) was an American motion picture Actor, mainly Chill Theodore Wills ( July 18, 1903 &ndash December 15, 1978) was an American Film Actor and Singer Ward Edwin Bond ( April 9 1903 – November 5 1960) was an American film Actor whose rugged appearance and easygoing charm Grant Withers ( January 17, 1905 Harry Carey Jr (born Henry G Carey; May 16, 1921) is an American Film actor. Ken Curtis ( July 2, 1916 - April 28, 1991) was an American singer and Actor best known for his role as " Festus Haggen Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen ( December 10, 1886 - November 7, 1959) was an Academy Award winning English Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode (born July 25, 1914, Los Angeles California; died December 31, 1994) was a decathlete and Francis Ford ( August 14, 1881 &ndash September 5, 1953) a prolific Film Actor, Writer, and director Hank Worden (born Norton Earl Worden) ( 23 July 1901 Rolfe Iowa - 6 December 1992 Los Angeles California John Qualen ( December 8, 1899 - September 12, 1987) was a Canadian film Character actor. Barry Fitzgerald (10 March 1888 - 14 January 1961 was an Academy Award winning Irish stage film and television actor Arthur Shields ( February 15, 1896 - April 27, 1970) was an Irish stage and film actor John Carradine ( February 5, 1906 &ndash November 27, 1988) was an American Actor, perhaps best known for his roles in Carleton Scott Young ( October 21, 1905 &ndash November 7, 1994) was an American Character actor, known for his deep voice The John Ford Stock Company is the name given to the large collection of actors used repeatedly in the films of American director John Ford.

Ford died in Palm Desert, California, aged 78 from stomach cancer. Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley, approximately east of Palm Springs. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Stomach or gastric cancer can develop in any part of the Stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs particularly the Esophagus and He was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. A statue of Ford in Portland, Maine depicts him sitting in a director's chair. Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County.

Awards

John Ford Point in Monument Valley, the location of many significant Ford Westerns from Stagecoach (1939) forward. Monument Valley is located on the southern border of Utah with northern Arizona (around) Stagecoach is a Western film directed by John Ford, starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne in his breakthrough role

Ford won four Academy Awards as Best Director for The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952) - none of them Westerns (also starring in the last two was Maureen O'Hara, "his favorite actress"). "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Informer is a 1935 dramatic film released by RKO. The plot concerns the underside of the Irish War of Independence set in 1922 The Grapes of Wrath ( 1940) is a American Drama film directed by John Ford. How Green Was My Valley is a 1941 American Drama film directed by John Ford. The Quiet Man is a American film starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, and Barry Fitzgerald, and directed Maureen O'Hara (born Maureen FitzSimons on 17 August 1920 in Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish film actress He was also nominated as Best Director for Stagecoach (1939). Stagecoach is a Western film directed by John Ford, starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne in his breakthrough role Ford is the only director to have won four Best Director Academy Awards: both William Wyler and Frank Capra won the award three times. William Wyler ( July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a four-time Academy Award -winning motion picture director Frank Russell Capra ( May 18, 1897 &ndash September 3, 1991) was an Academy Award winning Italian-American Film

As a producer he received nominations for Best Picture for The Quiet Man and The Long Voyage Home. The Quiet Man is a American film starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, and Barry Fitzgerald, and directed The Long Voyage Home ( 1940) is an American Drama film and directed by John Ford.

He was the first recipient of the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award in 1973. The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 The AFI Life Achievement Award (not to be confused with the Honorary Academy Award) was established by the Board of Directors of the American Film Institute on Also in that year, Ford was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard Nixon. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is a decoration bestowed by the President of the United States and is along with the equivalent Congressional Gold Medal bestowed

In 2007, Twentieth Century Fox released "Ford at Fox", a DVD boxed set of 24 of Ford's films. Time magazine's Richard Corliss named it one of the "Top 10 DVDs of 2007", ranking it at #1. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Richard Nelson Corliss (born 1943 is a writer for Time magazine who focuses on Movies, with the occasional article on music or sports ^[15]

Politics

Ford's politics were conventionally progressive as his favorite presidents were Democrats Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy and Republican Abraham Lincoln^[16] But despite these leanings, many thought^[17][18] he was a Republican because of his long association with actors John Wayne, James Stewart and Ward Bond. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American James Maitland Stewart (20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997 popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American Film and stage Actor Ward Edwin Bond ( April 9 1903 – November 5 1960) was an American film Actor whose rugged appearance and easygoing charm Time magazine editor Whittaker Chambers wrote a harsh review of The Grapes of Wrath as left-wing propaganda, assuming Steinbeck, the author, and Ford to be of that political stripe. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Whittaker Chambers ( April 1, 1901 &ndash July 9, 1961) born Jay Vivian Chambers and also known as David Whittaker The Grapes of Wrath ( 1940) is a American Drama film directed by John Ford.

Ford's attitude to McCarthyism in Hollywood is expressed by a story told by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. McCarthyism is a term describing the intense anti-communist suspicion in the United States in a period that lasted roughly from the late 1940s to the late 1950s Joseph Leo Mankiewicz ( February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American Academy Award -winning director A faction of the Directors Guild of America led by Cecil B. DeMille had tried to make it mandatory for every member to sign a loyalty oath. Directors Guild of America ( DGA) is the labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States Cecil Blount DeMille ( August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director A loyalty oath is an Oath of Loyalty to an Organization, Institution, or State of which an individual is a member A whispering campaign was being conducted against Mankiewicz, then President of the Guild, alleging he had communist sympathies. At a crucial meeting of the Guild, DeMille's faction spoke for four hours until Ford spoke against DeMille and proposed a vote of confidence in Mankiewicz, which was passed. According to Mankiewicz, Ford's words were:

"My name's John Ford. I make Westerns. I don't think there's anyone in this room who knows more about what the American public wants than Cecil B. DeMille — and he certainly knows how to give it to them. Cecil Blount DeMille ( August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director But I don't like you, C. B. , and I don't like what you've been saying here tonight. "

Filmography

Main article: John Ford filmography

See also

• List of film collaborations

References

Other sources

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• Cowie, Peter. Peter Cowie (born 1939 in England) is a film historian and author of more than thirty books on film John Ford and the American West. New York: Harry Abrams Inc. 2004. ISBN 0810949768
• Eyman, Scott. Print the Legend: The Life and Times of John Ford. New York: Simon & Schuster. Simon & Schuster Inc, a division of CBS Corporation, is a Publisher founded in New York in 1924 by Richard L 1999. ISBN 0684811618
• Ford, Dan. The Unquiet Man: The Life of John Ford. London: Kimber. 1982 (1979). OCLC 9501332
• Gallagher, Tag. John Ford: The Man and His Films. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. University of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a Publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in Academic 1986. ISBN 0520050975
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External links

• John Ford at the Internet Movie Database
• Ford biography - at Yahoo! Movies
• "Ford Till '47" - by Tag Gallagher - at SensesofCinema. Yahoo! Movies, provided by the Yahoo! network is home to a large collection of information on movies past and new releases trailers and clips Box office com
• "John Ford" - by Richard Franklin - at SensesofCinema. com
• Ford biography (with film poster illustration) - at ReelClassics. com
• Biography of Rear Admiral John Ford; U.S. Naval Reserve - at Naval Historical Center
• "Oral History - Battle of Midway:Recollections of Commander John Ford" - at Naval Historical Center
• John Ford Bibliography - at Film. The Naval Historical Center (NHC is the official History program of the United States Navy. The Naval Historical Center (NHC is the official History program of the United States Navy. Virtual-History. com
• "John Ford" - at TheyShootPictures. com
• John Ford document collection - at the Edmonton Public Library
• Talk on Ford in Portland, Maine, by Michael C. The Edmonton Public Library (EPL is a publicly funded Library institution in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Connolly and Kevin Stoehr, editors of John Ford in Focus